ghost of nature.

up on a hill next to the little village seitenroda, only a few kilometers away from the university city of jena you can find a remarkable castle. the leuchtenburg's history spans over 800 years, it withstood wars and fires and has consequently been rebuilt and refortified time and time again, was a prison for many centuries - one of  the most terrifying as well - and it was always a huge part of historical happenings ( such as being the headquarters of a youth movement called 'die neue schar' - one highlight of all the things i learned about on this visit ). . these days the castle houses one of the most beautiful museums i've visited in my life - the porcelain worlds . the concept of old and new mixing together, of diving deeply into the universe of porcelain creation with experiments and beautifully curated exhibition rooms, it all made for a wonderful visit. i cannot even find appropiate words for describing it, as it is clearly something one has to see with the...

castle burgk is situated in the southeast of thuringia, nestled into the landscapes of the thuringian highlands  and is enwinded by the saale river . the river is especially scenic here, as it loops around in sinuosities several times. you can have a wonderful view of the whole area from the top of a watchtower called saaleturm , the first few photos i made up there. we visited this stunning castle in the middle of april, and april really lived up to it's name. the weather conditions in that week of vacations were pretty wild and crazy. on the particular day we visited burgk, it was a rather rainy day, with a few dry moments inbetween. a few days later upon visiting a different castle we had a whole different vibe going on, snow and sunshine took turns quite rapidly, but wait, let's first focus on this particular day. the castle is really a gem. from the outside it wins over with a medieval construction and inside, boy, oh boy, it was all gloriously decorated in the ...